The Winery Claire Mayol of Banyuls of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Claire Mayol - Banyuls Blanc
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 102 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Banyuls in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Claire Mayol is one of the best wineries to follow in Banyuls.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Claire Mayol wines

Looking for the best Winery Claire Mayol wines in Banyuls among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Claire Mayol wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Claire Mayol wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Claire Mayol

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Claire Mayol

How Winery Claire Mayol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Claire Mayol.

  • Grenache Gris

Discovering the wine region of Banyuls

Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.

Muscat grapes (the mainstay of southern French sweet wines) are allowed, but only in very small proportions. Dark-skinned Grenache Noir is by far the dominant and preferred variety in Banyuls - it must make up at least 50% of the blend for red Banyuls (75% for Grand Cru wines). Pink-skinned Grenache Gris comes next, followed by Grenache Blanc and a host of other southern French varieties, including Mourvèdre, Carignan, Macabeu and Tourbat. As a sweet red wine made from Grenache, Banyuls is comparable to Maury, from the northern Roussillon, and Rasteau, from the southern Rhone Valley.

The top white wines of Winery Claire Mayol

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Claire Mayol

How Winery Claire Mayol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of croque-monsieur with tuna, sautéed squid with parsley or basque chicken.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Claire Mayol

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Claire Mayol.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Grenache Gris

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Claire Mayol

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Claire Mayol

How Winery Claire Mayol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter or savoyard fondue with ceps.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Claire Mayol.

  • Grenache Gris
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.

The top red wines of Winery Claire Mayol

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Claire Mayol

How Winery Claire Mayol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, tagliatelle with carbonara or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Claire Mayol

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Claire Mayol. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Claire Mayol.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

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Planning a wine route in the of Banyuls? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Claire Mayol.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Claire Mayol and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.